Marubeni and Tsukishima Kikai have already incorporated Verenium’s technology into BioEthanol Japan’s 1.4 million-liter-per-year cellulosic ethanol plant in Osaka, Japan, which utilizes construction wood waste as a feedstock.
The cellulosic plant in Thailand is co-located with a facility that will produce ethanol from sugarcane derived sucrose, which is widely abundant in the region.
Sugar cane bagasse, the biomass residue from the sugar cane plant, will be the primary source of feedstock for the cellulosic facility, which will be converted into ethanol using Verenium’s process technology.
Carlos Riva, president and CEO of Verenium, said: As in the US, we believe cellulosic ethanol derived from non-food biomass is going to play a critical role in the global energy mix, and we look forward to further partnering with Marubeni, as we continue to advance additional strategic corporate partnership opportunities, to expand our technology’s reach and potential around the globe.
